“Stairway to Heaven” was released in 1972 by the band Led Zeppelin. It was written by Jimmy Page and Robert plant and includes guitar playing also by Jimmy Page. Led Zeppelin embodies the changing nature of music genres in the 70’s. They started as the New Yardbirds, Jimmy Page trying to rise from the ashes of the Yardbirds. They remained, like the Yardbirds, a heavily blues influenced British band even as the found great success in Rock into the 70’s. The song starts with acoustic guitar very reminiscent of the blues and builds to the heavy rock sound they become known for. The voice and the way lead singer Robert plant sings is clearly influenced by early American Blues. Also, the blues influence is apparent in the emotional lyrics that reflect